Oral vaccines, rare ecosystems and microplastic map
The ‘Oscars’ of Australian research, Eureka! 2021 rewards new ideas.
Black summer bushfire research, a vaccine against a childhood virus and a science education program for Indigenous st...
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Coral crusaders
The power of citizen science collaboration.
A massive coral has just been discovered on the Great Barrier Reef, more than 10 metres wide - and it's all thanks to...
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An algorithm that labels galaxies
New neural network can speed up galactic classification.
Classifying galaxies currently needs to be done manually, requiring a lot of time from astronomers and citizen scient...
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There are about 50 billion birds alive today
Data from a massive citizen science project is used to estimate global bird numbers.
An Australian study has set out to measure the number of birds worldwide, returning an estimate of 50 billion – altho...
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Help piece together Australia’s climate puzzle
Volunteers needed to create longest daily weather record from globally recognised climate change ...
The glittering coastal city of Perth has experienced some of the most dramatic climate-change-driven shifts in weathe...
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How to hunt fossils responsibly
5 tips from a professional palaeontologist.
By Kailah Thorn, EdCC Earth Science Museum Curator, University of Western AustraliaMany of us, at some point or a...
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Citizen Science
Playing detective for native trees
Help collect evidence about death and recovery.
Dead trees are nothing new in the Australian landscape, but last summer was particularly severe.Following weeks o...
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Citizen Science
Itching to stop mosquitoes?
Mozzie Monitors launches a new program.
From improvements to insecticides to understanding mosquito senses and even releasing genetically modified population...
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Citizen Science
Monitoring coastline erosion risk
Project makes an impact with drone technology.
There’s no better picture of the Australian summer than people flocking to the beach to cool off. Aside from getting ...
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Citizen Science
Changing behaviours of birds
Observe how they are coping in altered environments.
The sight of a sulphur-crested cockatoo raiding a household wheelie bin might do little more than irritate the averag...
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Citizen Science
The Great Cicada Blitz
In search of the sound of the Australian summer.
There’s no louder announcement of the start of summer than cicadas’ song. The insect, which spends most of its life u...
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Grow some spines for EchidnaCSI
Opportunities for a little monotreme detective work.
There’s nothing quite like catching sight of a wild echidna meandering in the bush. However, getting a glimpse of the...